Starting Nov. 17, 2026, nobody in Alexandria, Virginia, can legally run a gas-powered leaf blower inside city limits. That covers homeowners clearing their own lawns and the landscaping crews they hire. The City of Alexandria’s leaf blower ordinance page says plainly that citations for gas-powered leaf blowers will be issued from that date.
The deadline lands in the middle of the heaviest leaf-clearing weeks of the year, when oaks, maples and street trees across the city drop most of their canopy onto yards and garden beds.
Who the Nov. 17 Deadline Covers
The city lists everyone who falls under the rule: City staff, businesses, residents, homeowner and civic associations, property and building managers, and landscape companies. The ordinance bans any leaf blower or leaf vacuum powered by an internal combustion engine running on gasoline, diesel, alcohol or another liquid or gaseous fuel. Handheld, backpack and walk-behind models are all included.
The city’s ordinance page lists no exemptions…